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November 11 – The France-Israel Nations League fixture on Thursday will go forward as deliberate, confirmed French Inside Minister Bruno Retailleau, regardless of final week’s violence in Amsterdam on the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Paris will deploy 4,000 cops to make sure safety.
Round 2,500 cops might be deployed in and across the Stade de France, north of Paris, with 1,500 cops stationed within the metropolis and on public transportation. French authorities mentioned they’re liaising with their counterparts in Israel.
“Some are calling for the France-Israel match to be relocated. I don’t settle for this,” Retailleau wrote in a submit on X. “France is just not backing down as a result of that might quantity to giving up within the face of threats of violence and antisemitism.”
The Elysée has confirmed that French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the match in a present of fraternity and solidarity.
Israel, in the meantime, is warning its followers to not attend the match.
“In the previous few days, varied calls have been recognized amongst pro-Palestinians/supporters of terror teams to hurt Israelis and Jews, underneath the quilt of protests and demonstrations, and whereas benefiting from mass attendance [of sports and cultural events] to maximise hurt and media publicity,” mentioned an announcement from the Nationwide Safety Council.
Earlier this summer season, the Olympic Video games in Paris hosted the U-23 Israeli staff with the facet enjoying two matches on the Parc des Princes earlier than shifting to Nantes for his or her last group sport. The staff, like the remainder of the Israeli delegation, got heightened safety.
Final week violence erupted within the Dutch capital round Ajax’s match in opposition to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Mayor Femke Halsema referred to as the attackers “antisemitic hit-and-run squads” and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof mentioned he was “horrified by the antisemitic assaults on Israeli residents.”
Nonetheless, Maccabi supporters have been filmed chanting anti-Arab songs. Part of the membership’s fanbase have beforehand been concerned in racist incidents at residence.
The violence erupted regardless of a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations close to the Ajax stadium imposed by Halsema. She had feared that clashes would escape between protesters and supporters of the Israeli membership. Explaining that Israel had not warned of potential violence, Dutch Minister of Justice David van Weel mentioned the match had not been flagged as excessive threat.
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